I don't remember if you've been doing squats and deads on the same day for a long time, or if you changed to that recently. Don't you find it awfully punishing? I think I'd die.

Eh... I think I did it for a little while last summer or fall, and started doing it again a couple weeks ago.

It is, without a doubt, an "earn your man card" session . And some times I have a hard time finishing it. But it is easier for me to recover from one day a week like that, than squats and deads split over two days during the week.

Now that I've been running a 531 type loading with deads and a linear "ball busting" loading with back squats as a finisher, I might burn out soon, but I try and keep my volume relatively low and intensity high to avoid total burn out.

4 x 455 is no joke, man. Kick ass. Glad to see the 5/3/1 percentages (or close enough) are working out so well for you on such a big lift. Plus it's fun to tune in and see how many reps you knocked off on your final set those days.

I can't tell you how much I'm kicking myself for not looking into this when I read you first telling the Good Doctor about it months ago. Any program I can pre-fatigue for volume and still get stronger consistently is good in my book. The fact that this is withstanding my perversions, and I've been able to avoid the deload sessions is really selling me on the %'s.

I really can't speak highly enough of the basic program at this point.

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